Demographic Oases in Shrinking Rural Areas: Exploring Trends in Galicia (Spain) and Northern Portugal by Alejandro Otero Varela, Inês Gusman, Carlos Alberto Patiño Romarís

“…However, upon examining demographic trends, alongside key socioeconomic indicators at a fine scale, we identify areas within predominantly rural regions that demonstrate resilience to decline. …”
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Translating culture: the rise and resonance of Chinese contemporary literature in the Portuguese-speaking world by Xin Huang, Xiang Zhang

“…The article concludes by calling for further research on translation strategies, reader engagement, and shifts within literary systems to enhance cross-cultural literary exchange.…”
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Possibilities and limitations of local economic development in Serbia by Aničić Dušan, Gligorijević Jasmina, Jelić Miloje A., Stojanović Milosav

“…Although most of the economic policy instruments lie within the central government jurisdiction, which largely restricts local government possibilities, there is still an important area for local government influence on economic development. …”
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Classification of User Expressions on Social Media Using LSTM and GRU Models by I Gede Putra Mas Yusadara, I Gusti Ayu Desi Saryanti

“…The model training process implements the architectures of LSTM and GRU to analyze the emotions contained within the text. The evaluation results show that the model achieves an accuracy of 93% for LSTM and 94% for GRU, indicating that the GRU model slightly outperforms the LSTM in classifying emotions in textual data. …”
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Violence and the Displacement of Rail Workers of Altsasu-Alsasua in the Spanish Civil War and its Aftermath by Daniel Oviedo Silva, Esther Aldave Monreal, Juan C. García-Funes, Imanol Satrustegui Andres

“…Studies relating to internal population movements within this context are rare, however. This work deals with the flight of the rail workers of Altsasu-Alsasua in the days following the coup of July 1936. …”
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Corpus-based translation research: its development and implications for general, literary and Bible translation by A. Kruger

“…It is informed by a specific area of linguistics known as corpus linguistics which involves the analysis of large corpora of authentic running text by means of computer software. Within linguistics, this methodology has revolutionised lexicographic practices and methods of language teaching. …”
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Gulf Coast Lupine, Lupinus westianus var. westianus by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…Lupines form symbiotic relationships with nitrogen-fixing microorganisms within the soil (Gutiérrez Mañero et al. 2003). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg175 This publication is derived from information in SGEB-75/SG156, Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle, by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Christina Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, and Ashlynn Smith. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg156. …”
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Impacts of Effluents on the Limnology of a Tropical River, Southwestern Nigeria by Abeke Adedolapo Ayoade, A Olajumoke Olusegun

“…The mean biochemical oxygen demand (106.9 ± 58.25 mg/l), Nitrate (40 ± 30.8 mg/l), dissolved oxygen (4.2 ± 2.16 mg/l) and total suspended solids (124.02 ± 16.09 mg/l) were not within permissible standard limits suitable for aquatic life and domestic purposes. …”
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DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES by Samuel Olufemi Omoyele, Jayeola Olabisi

“…A single cross-sectional design was adopted for the study and a well-structured questionnaire was administered to 318 randomly chosen senior managers from Mobil Oil, Guinness, Coca-Cola, Nestle, MTN, and Cadbury Plc within Lagos Metropolis. The research instrument was tested for validity and reliability using confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha. …”
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Credit Risk Management and Financial Performance: A Case of Union Bank Nigeria Limited by Chidinma Nwachukwu C.

“…According to the study, the Bank has attempted to diversify geographically not just inside the country, despite the fact that the majority of loans are issued to different regions within the country, but also into neighboring countries such as Tanzania. …”
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PROGRAMMES IN LOKOJA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE 2016 –2021 by Godsent Okenyi Adaji, E.E. Lawal, Timothy Onimisi

“…The study is theoretically guided by the David Easton’s System theory to interrogate the intervening variables that shapes the implementation of the policy within the study area. The study relies on secondary sources of data. …”
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Promoting Walkability in Streets: Analytical Study of Salem Street, Sulaimani, Iraq by Daban Abdulla Salam, Binaee Yaseen Raof, Sara Dhiaadin Bahaadin

“…Walking represents a vital transport system for people to maintain balanced and healthy lifestyles and to improve the environmental conditions. Within a contemporary metropolitan society, other means of transport are often preferred. …”
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Pathways for Social Equity: An Audit of Bureaucratic Representation, Diversity, and Cultural Competency in Florida Nursing Homes by Austin M. McCrea, Kenicia Wright, Xiaoyang Xu, Noah Pruitt

“…While many organizations implement reforms across all three of these dimensions simultaneously, existing applications in the literature tend to only focus on one at a time—potentially obfuscating the true impact of social equity reforms within public organizations. By constructing a dataset of over 600 nursing homes in Florida, our descriptive analysis reveals that nursing homes are unrepresentative, lack diversity, and tend to provide culturally competent care in underperforming homes. …”
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Discrepancy index, treatment complexity index and objective Grading system: correlation between parameters, indices and implications for treatment by Syed Mohamed Alizae Marny Fadzlin, Yusop Nurul Naziha, Rasidi Nurul Sabryna, Ashari Asma, Cheen Amy Liew Kia

“…The aim of this study was to determine correlations of the parameters within and between the Objective Grading System (OGS), Discrepancy Index (DI) and Treatment Complexity Index (TCI) and identify those factors associated with treatment outcomes and duration.…”
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Modern Approaches in the Morphological Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by A. S. Tertychnyy, Kh. M. Akhriyeva, E. A. Kogan, O. V. Zayratyants, L. S. Selivanova

“…Diagnostic accuracy is improved if several signs are taken into account at once, if changes within one or more parts of the intestine are analyzed, it is necessary to compare the identified changes with the clinical picture of the disease.Conclusion. …”
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Overtourism in urban destinations: the myth of smart solutions by María García Hernández, Josep Ivars Baidal, Sofía Mendoza de Miguel

“… The rapid increase in urban tourism flows generates problems of tourist overcrowding and gives rise to important challenges for city management. Within this context, urban tourism planning is experiencing a convergence of new paradigms related to the so-called Smart Tourist Destinations (SD). …”
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Seaweed-derived bioactives: Gut microbiota targeted interventions for immune function by Holly Sedgwick, Glenn Gibson, Jessica Adams, Anisha Wijeyesekera

“…Foods resistant to upper gastrointestinal digestion may undergo fermentation by microbial populations within the large intestine, which can induce alterations in the microbial ecology and metabolites, and consequently have implications for host health. …”
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APPLICATION OF TRADITIONALTHEORIES IN THE AGE OF CYBER COMMUNICATION by JIBRIN UMAR OMACHI, COMFORT ENE OBAJE

“…It explores the extent to which these theories can effectively explain and analyze communication phenomena within the realm of cyber communication, characterized by social media, online forums, instant messaging, and other digital platforms. …”
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Landslides induced by the 2023 Jishishan Ms6.2 earthquake (NW China): spatial distribution characteristics and implication for the seismogenic fault by Yuandong Huang, Chong Xu, Xiangli He, Jia Cheng, Xiwei Xu, Yingying Tian

“…Significant factors include elevations of 1700–2300 m, slope angle of 20–40°, southeast and south aspects, middle slope positions, Paleogene and Neogene strata, and proximity within 400 m of rivers, with NDVI values of 0.2–0.6 and PGA of 0.45–0.6 g. …”
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A mathematical model of mechanotransduction by Bradley J. Roth

“…Bidomain effects often occur within a few length constants of the tissue edge. …”
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